kmlau, Friday, May 31, 2002, 1:18:26 PM, you wrote: k> show index from gwarp;
k> mysql> k> +-------+------------+------------+--------------+-------------+-----------+ k> -------------+----------+--------+---------+ k> -> | Table | Non_unique | Key_name | Seq_in_index | Column_name | k> Collation | Cardinality | Sub_part | Packed | Comment | k> -> k> +-------+------------+------------+--------------+-------------+-----------+ k> -------------+----------+--------+---------+ k> -> | gwarp | 1 | ipindex | 1 | ip | A k> | 165538 | NULL | NULL | | k> -> | gwarp | 1 | macindex | 1 | mac | A k> | 167902 | NULL | NULL | | k> -> | gwarp | 1 | esnindex | 1 | esn | A k> | 165538 | NULL | NULL | | k> -> | gwarp | 1 | esnindex | 2 | timerecord | A k> | 11753202 | NULL | NULL | | k> -> | gwarp | 1 | sitename | 1 | sitename | A k> | 238 | NULL | NULL | | k> -> | gwarp | 1 | timerecord | 1 | timerecord | A k> | 132 | NULL | NULL | | k> -> k> +-------+------------+------------+--------------+-------------+-----------+ k> -------------+----------+--------+---------+ k> then k> i use explain to analyze k> mysql> explain select * from gwarp where timerecord = '02052810000' ; k> +-------+------+---------------+------+---------+------+----------+--------- k> ---+ k> | table | type | possible_keys | key | key_len | ref | rows | Extra k> | k> +-------+------+---------------+------+---------+------+----------+--------- k> ---+ k> | gwarp | ALL | timerecord | NULL | NULL | NULL | 11753202 | where k> used | k> +-------+------+---------------+------+---------+------+----------+--------- k> ---+ k> 1 row in set (0.00 sec) k> Pls help timercord index is not hit !! why ? how to amend ? MySQL doesn't use indexes if query require to access more than 30% rows in the table. You can find some more info about how MySQL uses indexes at: http://www.mysql.com/doc/M/y/MySQL_indexes.html -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/?ref=ensita This email is sponsored by Ensita.net http://www.ensita.net/ __ ___ ___ ____ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Egor Egorov / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.net <___/ www.mysql.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php